@article{ref1,
title="Case-control study of recidivist drivers involved in fatal highway accidents in Alberta in 1970-72",
journal="Canadian Medical Association journal",
year="1977",
author="Bako, G. and Mackenzie, W. C. and Smith, E. S.",
volume="116",
number="2",
pages="149-151",
abstract="A 3-year enpidemiologic study of fatal motor vehicle accidents was carried out by the Alberta Task Force on Highway Accidents. It was found that 11.1% of culpable drivers had been driving while impaired by alcohol on at least one occasion prior to the fatal accident, while only 3.3% of exonerated drivers had previous records. This significant difference led to a case-control study that demonstrated that the recidivist drivers (case group) differed significantly in a number of aspects from the innocent drivers (control group)--notably, age distribution, sex, whether drinking before the accident, blood alcohol concentration, ethnic distribution, class of accident and type of collision. Thus the recidivist driver is a greater threat to highway safety than the innocent driver and needs special attention by legislators and law enforcement agencies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0008-4409",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}